Industrial Mixer Blender

Mepaco has significant expertise in designing the best customizable options for mixer blenders to solve specific production applications. Mixer – blenders have been manufactured to handle delicate food products as well as rapid-mix, viscous food products.

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How to Plan for Mixer Blender Parts [Infographic]Posted last year
Mepaco Mixer Blenders are common equipment in food processing lines. Are the replacement parts organized properly to get the most out of your maintenance program for optimum performance?
In the infographic, GREEN signifies a part that will cause an emergency break down which will include lost product. BLUE indicates parts that require a long lead time either because of custom fabrication or it may be a special order item. YELLOW stands for preventative maintenance items that should be on hand for daily maintenance schedules. Finally, ORANGE identifies parts that are recommended spares depending on the use of the equipment.
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Large Vacuum Mixer Blender part of Meat Processing and Forming LinePosted 2 years ago
This 8000 lb. Mixer Blender is equipped with vacuum and CO2 injection, required for downstream forming and packaging operations.
Mepaco's Mixer Blenders are engineered to specific application parameters. These industrial mixing solutions are code-stamped and ASME rated, with high-pressure dimple or stay-bolt jackets. Cooling jackets or injection systems, like in this Mixer Blender, are also available with applicable solenoid controls, manifold, injectors and exhaust covers. Designed to produce homogeneous blends quickly and efficiently, Mepaco's Mixer Blenders provide results in increased productivity and yields.
This unit has a hatch in the cover for access to sanitation and to manually add ingredients. It also features dual paddle agitation and discharge. The interior was polished to a 32RA and the exterior is passivated.
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New Animation: Watch Mepaco’s Pre-Blend System for Formulating Ground Meats Posted 2 years ago
Designed by the Mepaco group, this system (above video) was engineered to formulate ground meats. It addresses the customer's production goals for speed, flexibility and accuracy with the utmost attention to a safe and sanitary design. In addition, the system provides efficient transfers that reduce transport time and eliminates transfer issues that result in lost yields.
Highlighted in the video animation:
Our Clean-Sweep surge loader provides added surge to aid in the turn-over of batches while its unique design eliminates product harborage and completely cleans out between batches.
The two-tier conveyor belt with integrated metal detector flips the trim for further visual inspection of contaminants.
Pivoting drop-down conveyors are designed to pivot between required processes and lower for easier sanitation.
Our overlapping paddle mixer-blenders and mixer-grinders provide a quick and accurate blend with minimal temperature rise. The dual pre-blend system is equipped with vacuum sampling capability for testing lean-point for accurate formulation.
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Mepaco’s 170 Mixer-Blender is an Effective Part of any Emulsifying LinePosted 3 years ago
A recent shop floor walk through shows a Mepaco Mixer-Blender discharging into a Pappas Emulsifier.
The large chute directs product discharging out of the Mixer-Blender into the cutting head of the emulsifier. Once the product is emulsified to the desired consistency, it can then be transferred to a linker, former or surge vessel.
In this application, the product is being emulsified and then combined with other product ingredients in a separate blender. Mepaco’s Mixer-Blender is part of an efficient line that produces 400 Lbs/Min out of the emulsifier.
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The mass is determined by product density. We use an estimated density of 50 lbs/ft3 for batch size formulations. For example, a 100 ft3 until will produce a 5000 lb batch. Using this example, if the goal is to produce a 5000 lb batch using a product that is 45 lbs/ft3, we would recommend a 120 ft3 unit that would have a 5400 lb capacity.

On a scale from gentle to aggressive, ribbon agitators are the most gentle on products, followed by paddles and then overlapping paddles. Mepaco's design and engineering team will work out a solution that considers the product, cycle times and process requirements.

Check all seals and gaskets. Check that the splice interface on the gasket is at a 45-degree angle and is overlapping. Examine wear on the shaft, valves, vent valve on cover, any ingredient connections and be sure clamps are tight with gaskets in place. Then pull vacuum. The needle should reach approximately 27-29 Hg and not lose more than 2 Hg in five minutes.

CO2 cooling options include liquid and a liquid/vapor combination. When using liquid CO2, we inject via individual valves for each port. If a liquid / vapor option is used, we include independent valves for liquid and vapor. Note: N2 is another cryogen option available as an alternative to CO2.

Bottom CO2 systems are more efficient than snow horns because less CO2 snow is lost is lost through the CO2 exhaust system. Bottom CO2 injectors are installed so that the product stops the velocity of the injected snow so it is less likely to become entrained in the exhaust air system.